Central steps: May 2023
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Succulents out for Summer: April 2023 |
Succulent raised bed planted up: April 2023 |
Vintage typewriter set up with succulents around: April 2023 |
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Paul Cox sculpture and camellia: March 2023 |
New corten steel planters in place: March 2023 |
Paul Cox sculpture and camellia: March 2023 |
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Beach garden: February 2023 |
Butia Capita in centre of garden: February 2023 |
View of new corten steel pond patio: February 2023 |
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replanted beach garden after agave died through the winter: January 2023 |
Stained glass window in rear garden: January 2023 |
New Siberian dogwood planted in rear garden: January 2023 |
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New water feature operational: December 2022 |
New corten steel birdbath gift for Christmas: December 2022 |
Mini pot grown tree and lights for Christmas: December 2022
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View from the office: November 2022 |
Coronilla Glauca: November 2022 |
New corten steel pond area: November 2022
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Sunken patio: October 2022 |
Stunning hydrangeas: October 2022 |
Eucomis, pineapple lily: October 2022
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Shrubby hare's ear in beach garden: September 2022 |
New boat installed: September 2022 |
Indian Summer and persicaria: September 2022
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New patio through frame: August 2022 |
Central steps: August 2022 |
Butterfly on Angel Wings: August 2022
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Buddleja Butterfly Heaven: July 2022 |
Hydrangea Annabelle: July 2022 |
Eucomis in back garden: July 2022
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Blue hydrangeas at front: June 2022 |
Beach garden and echium: June 2022 |
Acanthus on drive: June 2022
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Succulents and blue bird: May 2022 |
Central steps: May 2022 |
View along central path May 2022
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Beyond the barricade: April 2022 |
Succulents: April 2022 |
Sunken garden by night: April 2022
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New lighting on sunken garden: March 2022 |
Pressure cleaning the patio: March 2022 |
View across new sunken garden: March 2022
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View across beach garden: February 2022 |
Greenhouse tightly packed: February 2022 |
View to see from Summer House: February 2022
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Sculpture in gravel garden: January 2022 |
View of main gravel garden at back: January 2022 |
View across palms in back garden:January 2022
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Strange sky over the sea: December 2021 |
Rainbow over back garden: December 2021 |
1st year echium in the beach garden: December 2021
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View out to see from beach garden: November 2021 |
Planting by front door: November 2021 |
View across gravel bed in rear garden: November 2021
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Over the ramparts, looking down on new patio: October 2021 |
View from above of new sunken garden area: October 2021 |
View of central steps with all raised beds now removed: October 2021
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Dahlias blooming in the garden: September 2021 |
Agave and wild face: September 2021 |
Salvia Amistad: September 2021
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View along back patio: August 2021 |
Image taken for Daily Telegraph but not published (credit Brighton Pictures): August 2021 |
Acanthus in the beach garden: August 2021 |
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Agaves in beach garden: July 2021 |
View across back garden: July 2021 |
Yucca flowering by Summer House: July 2021 |
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View up central steps: June 2021 |
Succulents around Summer House: June 2021 |
Central jungle bed: June 2021 |
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Cacti and agave: May 2021 |
Pond area view: May 2021 |
Greenhouse area: May 2021 |
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Parrot tulip: April 2021 |
Central view of back garden: April 2021 |
Tulips in pots: April 2021 |
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View up centre of garden: March 2021 |
Daffodils: March 2021 |
Beach garden: March 2021 |
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Across the pond area: February 2021 |
Slight fall of snow: February 2021 |
View down garden from studio: February 2021 |
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Frosty view over back garden: January 2021 |
Full rainbow over back garden: January 2021 |
Frosty view in beach garden: January 2021 |
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Mahonia :Winter Sun" December 2020 |
Yucca flowering: December 2020 |
Central steps: December 2020 |
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Bromelliard: November 2020 |
Aster "Island Series" Barbados: November 2020 |
Boat in beach garden: November 2020 |
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Pesecaria flowering: October 2020 |
Central gravel bed: October 2020 |
Chester seated on chair: October 2020 |
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Dahlias blooming in the garden: September 2020 |
Beautiful buddlejas dazzling: September 2020 |
View across upper patio: September 2020 |
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View up garden from back patio: August 2020 |
New fire hydrant decoration: August 2020 |
View across the garden: August 2020 |
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Central path to summer house: July 2020 |
Container planting behind house: July 2020 |
New bistro set behind house: July 2020 |
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Thalictrum Little Pinkie: June 2020 |
Love in the mist in beach garden: June 2020 |
Central steps and green door: June 2020 |
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Pond area: May 2020 |
Still from ITV drone footage: May 2020 |
Summer house patio: May 2020 |
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View across garden at back: April 2020 |
View from the office window: April 2020 |
Left hand patio: April 2020 |
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Lobster pots in the beach garden: March 2020 |
Agaves in he beach garden: March 2020 |
Coronilla, lobster pot and agave in beach garden: March 2020 |
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Helebore Argutifolius and coronilla glauca in the afternoon sun: February 2020 |
Lone daffodil: February 2020 |
Freshly trimmed conifer: February 2020 |
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Rusty metal along central path: January 2020 |
Dried hydrangea flower: January 2020 |
Miscanthus flower head: January 2020 |
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Winterwonderland with beach garden sunrise: December 2019 |
Frosted metal robin: December 2019 |
Frosted morning across beach garden: December 2019 |
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Garden overview: November 2019 |
Tidy up of ferns by pond: November 2019 |
Frosty morning: November 2019 |
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Tidy up around the pond: October 2019 |
Sorting the agaves in the beach garden: October 2019 |
The jungle look at the back: October 2019 |
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Sorting succulents for the winter: September 2019 |
Fuchsias behind the house: September 2019 |
View up the central path: September 2019 |
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Gorgeous verbena polaris in beach garden: August 2019 |
View along central path in back garden: August 2019 |
Sanguisorba Lilac Squirrel: August 2019 |
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Stunning petunia peach sundae: July 2019 |
Pony tail palm in garden: July 2019 |
New succulent area at back: July 2019 |
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Pond area: June 2019 |
View from gate down garden: June 2019 |
Succulents: June 2019 |
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Bonsai collection trimmed: May 2019 |
Central arch: May 2019 |
Beach garden: May 2019 |
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Muscari: April 2019 |
Tulips: April 2019 |
Small patio: April 2019 |
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View through apple tree: March 2019 |
Hyacinth: March 2019 |
Covers off the main palms: March 2019 |
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Crocus: February 2019 |
View down he garden: February 2019 |
Coronilla and hellebore in full bloom: February 2019 |
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Miscanthus reflected in the sunlight: January 2019 |
Bergenia flowering in the beach garden: January 2019 |
Camellia William Bartlett in full bloom: January 2019 |
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Calendula power daisies: December 2018 |
Coronilla Glauca in the beach garden: December 2018 |
Camellia Yuletide behind house: December 2018 |
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Misty sunrise in the beach garden: November2018 |
Unknown rose in back garden: November 2018 |
Overview of back garden: November 2018 |
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Salvia Hot Lips and Alex Moore sculpture in back garden: October 2018 |
Mahonia Winter Sun: October 2018 |
Chrysanthemums in back garden: October 2018 |
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Hydrangea vanilla fraise: September 2018 |
Flowers up central steps: September 2018 |
The central path: September 2018 |
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Media student Hao Feng making a short film about the garden: August 2018 |
The narrow patio behind the house: August 2018 |
The cottage garden corner: August 2018 |
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Geoff waters by pond: July 2018 |
Trifolium by pond: July 2018 |
Succulents outside Summer House: July 2018 |
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View down garden from studio: June 2018 |
View across pond: June 2018 |
Juliet Stevenson opens the Mayor's Trail: June 2018 |
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Central path: May 2018 |
Central steps area: May 2018 |
Pond area: May 2018 |
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Fuchsia Geneii and Camellia William Bartlett: April 2018 |
Pear Blossom: April 2018 |
New metal fence at front of house: April 2018 |
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Daffodil Rip Van Winkle: March 2018 |
Crocus in bloom: March 2018 |
Overview of upper patio: March 2018 |
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Sprinkling of snow in beach garden: February 2018 |
Robin in back garden: February 2018 |
Sprinkling of snow in beach garden: February 2018 |
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Back garden: January 2018 |
Pansies flowering: January 2018 |
Beach garden: January 2018 |
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Helebore in beach garden: December 2017 |
Lavender in bloom: December 2017 |
Calendula shines through: December 2017 |
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View from the front decking: November 2017 |
New arch in garden: November 2017 |
Overview across the pond: November 2017 |
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Yuccas gathered up from beach garden for Winter storage: October 2017 |
Central steps with annuals removed: October 2017 |
Overview of back garden: October 2017 |
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Central steps: September 2017 |
Beach garden: September 2017 |
View across the pond: September 2017 |
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Shasta Daisies: August 2017 |
Family visit from Beijing: August 2017 |
Up the central path: August 2017 |
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Pond seating area: July 2017 |
Central arch and pathway: July 2017 |
Lobster pots in beach garden: July 2017 |
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View towards pond: June 2017 |
View over central garden steps: June 2017 |
View up central path: June 2017 |
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Blossom throughout the garden in May was prolific: May 2017 |
View over the pond from garden entrance: May 2017 |
Ferns reaching for the sky: May 2017 |
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Central pathway: April 2017 |
View up to main patio: April 2017 |
Osmanthus flowering: April 2017 |
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Double Marsh marigolds in the pond: March 2017 |
View over the pond: March 2017 |
Daffodils galore: March 2017 |
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Tidying the gravel bed: February 2017 |
Erysimium Bowles Mauve: February 2017 |
Overview of back garden: February 2017 |
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Early morning frost over the grasses and shrubs in the beach garden: January 2017 |
Frozen hellebores: January 2017 |
Finally a train seen from the beach garden: January 2017 |
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Cold freezing day over the beach garden: December 2016 |
Frost looks good on the rusted metal throughout the garden: December 2016 |
Misty, foggy day over the back garden: December 2016 |
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Portrait taken for Gardeners' World by Paul Debois August 2016, appeared in magazines November issue. |
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Same shot of garden taken on 25th October. |
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Overview of back garden September 2016. |
Central path September 2016. |
Central steps area September 2016. |
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Portrait taken for Telegraph by Dave McHugh of www.brightonpictures.com August 2016 |
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Portrait taken for Telegraph by Dave McHugh of www.brightonpictures.com August 2016 |
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Buddleja and Salvia Amistad July 2016. |
View from green door July 2016. |
View across shasta daisies July 2016. |
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Overview of back garden June 2016. |
Succulent Corner June 2016. |
View across beach garden June 2016. |
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Central steps area planted up with annuals May 2016 |
Front beach garden all tidied up for June openings, May 2016 |
Central path in back garden, May2016 |
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Hyacinths in bloom by pond, April 2016 |
Overview of garden from new office balcony window, April 2016 |
Buddah and euphorbia x martinii, April 2016 |
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View up garden from shed, March 2016 |
View down garden from studio, March 2016 |
View through metal trug by shed, March 2016 |
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Pond area October 2015 |
Central path up garden October 2015 |
Verbena Bonariensis October 2015 |
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Upper patio area September 2015 |
Back patio area September 2015 |
Cottage garden area September 2015 |
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Gull in the garden by Heathcliff O'Malley, Sunday Telegraph photographer, August 2015 |
View of beach garden by Heathcliff O'Malley, Sunday Telegraph photographer, August 2015 |
Image from Sunday Telegraph by Heathcliff O'Malley, for feature on 23rd August 2015 |